[2] Ishaqzaade received positive reviews from critics, with particular praise directed towards Chopra's performance, and was a commercial success at the box-office.

[citation needed] At the 58th Filmfare Awards, Ishaqzaade received 4 nominations, including Best Actress (Chopra) and Best Male Debut (Kapoor), and it won one; Best Female Playback Singer for Shalmali Kholgade for Pareshaan.

Zoya attempts to invade the celebration in order to shoot Parma, but is intercepted by Parvati, who urges her to calm down.

They are reunited briefly, but quickly are found by Parma's former friends and run to the local college, which is closed for Eid.

The two rival families decide that Parma and Zoya's marriage is a stain on their respective religious communities and political careers, and they try to kill the couple by joining forces.

The film ends with Parma and Zoya's bodies lying on the terrace and an on-screen message that explains how thousands of lovers like them are killed every year only because of falling in love outside their caste and/or religion.

[3] Rekha and Chinni Prakash, National Award winners for Jodhaa Akbar (2008) were chosen as the choreographers, while Sham Kaushal is the action director.

Music Aloud rated the album 9/10, saying that "Amit Trivedi brushes off that relative low phase of 2011 with a stunner for Ishaqzaade.

"[7] Bolly Spice gave the album 9/10, explaining that "Amit Trivedi is definitely one of the best composers around and he proves his detractors wrong with this soundtrack that stays true to his style and shows his versatility.

"[10] Times of India gave the album 3 out of 5 stars, commenting that Ishaqzaade "may not have too much on the platter with just 5 original tracks but it still manages to strike a chord with the listener.

"[11] Richa Bhatia of Times of India praised the soundtrack's use of dubstep, a genre of electronic dance music, along with the "punchy" lyrics, "chutney and dash."

Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama gave the movie 3.5 stars out of 5, saying that "On the whole, ISHAQZAADE, a volatile and intense story with ample doses of fanatical romance, should appeal to a pan-India audience.

This broadly engaging love story has a winsome pair who deliver dexterous performances, besides popular music and several poignant moments, which should appeal to fans of mainstream films.

"[14] Mrigank Dhaniwala of Koimoi gave the movie 3.5 stars out of 5, commenting that "On the whole, Ishaqzaade is an entertaining fare which works on the strength of its first half and the performances.

"[15] Khalid Mohamed of Deccan Chronicle gave the movie 3.5 stars out of 5, concluding that "Ishaqzaade kicks off weakly and has its share of the deja pooh.

"[16] Rachit Gupta of Filmfare gave the movie 3 stars out of 5, quoting that "On the face of it, this is a fantastic Indian adaptation of Romeo and Juliet.

"[17] Daily Bhaskar gave the movie 3 stars out of 5, writing that "Brilliant performance by the lead cast, an ecstatic climax which breaks the typical 'happily-ever-after' ending, is surely one of the top reasons to visit your nearest theatre.

People from metros might find it difficult to relate to the culture or political drama that involves frequent gun-firing.

Parineeti and Arjun's chemistry will remind one of the Ek Duuje Ke Liye genre of love stories from Bollywood.

"[18] Shomini Sen of Zee News gave the movie 3 stars out of 5, noting that "Habib Faisal's earlier film Do Dooni Chaar (2010) had captured the Delhi and Punjabi culture well.

"[19] Blessy Chettiar of Daily News and Analysis gave the movie 3 stars out of 5 and said, "Ishaqzaade has a slow start, nothing exciting enough.

Ya Jaane Na (2008) for the highest first weekend and first week collections for a Hindi non-starcast film in India.

The film was not released theatrically in major markets like North America, Canada, United Kingdom, Nepal, Pakistan, New Zealand and Australia.